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Chapter 28 Problem 70GP

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Problem 70GP

The color of dyes results from the preferential absorption of certain wavelengths of light. Certain dye molecules consist of symmetric pairs of rings joined at the center by a chain of carbon atoms, as shown in Figure P28.74. Electrons of the bonds along the chain of carbon atoms are shared among the atoms in the chain, but are repelled by the nitrogen containing rings at the end of the chain. These electrons are thus free to move along the chain but not beyond its ends. They look very much like a particle in a one-dimensional box. For the molecule shown, the effective length of the “box” is 0.85 nm. Assuming that the electrons start in the lowest energy state, what are the three longest wavelengths this molecule will absorb?

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Title College Physics 12 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321595492

The color of dyes results from the preferential absorption

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